The district of Tehri Garhwal
stretches from
the snow clad Himalayan peaks of Thalaiya Sagar, Jonli and the Gangotri
group all the way to the foothills near Rishikesh. the gushing Bhagirathi
which runs through seems to divide the district into two, while the
Bhilangna alaknanda, Ganga and yamuna rivers border it on the east and
west. Its immediate neighbouring districts are Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Pauri,
Rudraprayag and Dehradun. History has it that the king of Garhwal
expressed his
gratitude to the British for liberating Garhwal from the Gorkhas, by
giving away half of his kingdom. Consequently, Pauri Garhwal including
today’s Chamoli and Rudraprayag (partly) district came to be called
British Garhwal until India’s independence in 1947. Tehri, at the
meeting point of the rivers Bhagirathi and Bhilangna, became the new
Capital of Tehri Garhwal, Srinagar having been the old capital.

Old
Tehri

Tehri
town is situated at an elevation of 770 mts. and 84 kms. from Rishikesh.
Tehri is situated at the holy confluence of Bhagirathi and bhilangna
rivers and is the mportant halting station enroute of yamunotri-Gangotri
and Kedarnath-badrinath.

General
Information

Altitude

770
mts.

Climate

Cold
in winter, Hot in summer

Season

Round
the year

Clothing

Summer
– cotton, Winter- Woollen

Language

Garhwali,
Hindi & English

Transport

Air

Nearest
airport is Jollygrant 101 kms.

Rail

Rishikesh
is the nearest railway station

Road

Tehri
is well connected by road to Dehradun, Mussoorie, Haridwar, Pauri,
Rishikesh, Uttarkashi, and other parts of the region